FNUS74 KLCH 170215 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPELINE FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 915 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. THE AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN LATER SUNDAY AS LOW-LEVEL WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH THE HIGH EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 54 52 51 50 49 48 48 47 47 52 58 RH..............51 55 60 65 68 74 76 77 82 84 72 57 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 EYE LVL WND GST. MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...ESCUDE/TRARES REQUESTED BY...HERMAN HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110416.PIPEL.01/LCH